Week 8, 2043

played in Tennessee, TN

74 degrees, stormy, 21 mph wind

Houston Texans	3	10	0	7	-	20
Tennessee Titans	0	0	7	10	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:18 HOU - Angel McTermid 38 field goal
2Q: 13:30 HOU - Angel McTermid 28 field goal
2Q: 01:38 HOU - Cary Hicks 7 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
3Q: 09:49 TEN - Melvin Ferentz 1 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Graham Patton extra point)
4Q: 10:03 TEN - Montee Ball 62 run (Graham Patton extra point)
4Q: 02:04 TEN - Graham Patton 24 field goal
4Q: 00:04 HOU - Mercury Stokes 14 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:18 HOU - Angel McTermid 38 field goal
2Q: 13:30 HOU - Angel McTermid 28 field goal
2Q: 01:38 HOU - Cary Hicks 7 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)
3Q: 09:49 TEN - Melvin Ferentz 1 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Graham Patton extra point)
4Q: 10:03 TEN - Montee Ball 62 run (Graham Patton extra point)
4Q: 02:04 TEN - Graham Patton 24 field goal
4Q: 00:04 HOU - Mercury Stokes 14 pass from Jerald Newman (Angel McTermid extra point)

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 4-4 0-7
First Downs 21 21
- by Rushing 5 10
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 405 385
- Offensive Plays 75 59
- Yards per Play 5.40 6.53
Net Rushing Yards 100 185
- Rushing Attempts 24 26
- Yards per Rush 4.17 7.12
Net Passing Yards 305 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 27 - 1 31 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 331 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.98 6.06
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.9 8.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/65 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/18
Kick Returns/Yards 1/30 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 2/13 1/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 34
Time of Possession 33:03 26:57

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	4-4	0-7
First Downs	21	21
- by Rushing	5	10
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	405	385
- Offensive Plays	75	59
- Yards per Play	5.40	6.53
Net Rushing Yards	100	185
- Rushing Attempts	24	26
- Yards per Rush	4.17	7.12
Net Passing Yards	305	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 27 - 1	31 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	331	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.98	6.06
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.9	8.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/65	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/18
Kick Returns/Yards	1/30	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	2/13	1/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 34
Time of Possession	33:03	26:57

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:02	OWN 20	6	12	Punt
1	9:17	5:04	OWN 32	9	47	Field Goal
1	2:14	3:51	OWN 36	8	53	Field Goal
2	8:32	3:14	OWN 3	8	43	Interception
2	4:38	3:00	OWN 19	7	39	Punt
2	1:38	0:08	OPP 7	1	7	Touchdown
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 33	2	13	Half
3	9:38	2:10	OWN 20	5	7	Fumble
3	6:53	3:51	OWN 26	8	22	Punt
3	2:08	1:33	OPP 33	3	1	Missed FG
4	13:01	2:01	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
4	9:45	3:22	OWN 42	5	21	Missed FG
4	1:58	1:58	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:58	2:41	OWN 25	5	50	Missed FG
1	4:13	1:59	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	13:23	4:51	OWN 20	7	35	Punt
2	5:18	0:40	OPP 28	2	-9	Interception
2	1:30	1:16	OWN 36	7	41	Interception
3	15:00	5:22	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	7:28	0:35	OPP 19	2	-7	Fumble
3	3:02	0:54	OWN 3	3	-2	Punt
3	0:35	2:34	OWN 39	7	40	Missed FG
4	11:00	1:15	OWN 16	4	84	Touchdown
4	6:23	4:25	OWN 44	9	49	Field Goal

Game MVP: Darnell Dietz, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
C.J. Grant	16	55	3.44	14	3
Cary Hicks	5	16	3.20	12	1
Jerald Newman	3	29	9.67	13	1

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Donny Barnette	14	61	4.36	14	4	0
Montee Ball	11	118	10.73	62	3	1
Teddy Bridgewater	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jerald Newman	47	27	331	4/26	2	60	1	84.6

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	31	20	213	2/13	1	28	2	68.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mercury Stokes	9	12	114	12.67	46	35	1
WR Dixon Edwards	7	17	125	17.86	32	60	0
WR Dusty Harvey	4	7	57	14.25	2	33	0
RB C.J. Grant	3	3	8	2.67	2	8	0
WR Gene Banks	2	4	5	2.50	0	9	0
RB Cary Hicks	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	1
TE Sammie Gwinn	1	1	15	15.00	4	15	0
TE B.J. Lincoln	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Melvin Ferentz	7	14	41	5.86	5	15	1
TE Nick McElroy	3	3	46	15.33	1	23	0
WR Ronald Shapiro	3	3	30	10.00	2	20	0
FB Anthony Bullock	3	3	29	9.67	18	22	0
WR Jalen Hammond	3	5	62	20.67	13	28	0
RB Donny Barnette	1	2	5	5.00	5	5	0
WR Leslie Ballard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Darnell Dietz	2	13	6.50	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Morlon Hinman	1	27	27.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jerald Newman	1	0	0
Blake Holliman	0	1	1
Michael Hoy	0	1	0
Abel Kurtz	0	0	1

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
Teddy Bridgewater	1	0	0
Jalen Hammond	1	0	0
Jadeveon Clowney	0	1	0
Dion Jordan	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Maki	4	183	45.8	41.3	56	3

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tre Joyner	3	109	36.3	36.3	42	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel McTermid	2/4	0/2	0/1	38	2/2

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Patton	1/3	0/1	0/0	24	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jalen Hammond	3	18	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dixon Edwards	1	30	30.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jalen Hammond	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Darnell Dietz	7	0	1.0	23	30
CB Jaiden Matthews	6	1	0.0	14	26
CB Rod Torres	5	0	0.0	24	31
DE Abel Kurtz	4	3	1.0	25	31
CB Percy Van DeWege	3	3	0.0	26	33
DT Michael Hoy	3	2	0.0	14	17
S Leonardo Ramirez	3	1	0.0	6	9
S Sam Bishop	3	0	0.0	16	25
ILB Donte Dennis	3	0	0.0	10	8
S Alexis Carmazzi	2	2	0.0	26	32
S Brian Van Hoose	2	1	0.0	10	9
ILB Jerome Henry	2	0	0.0	18	26
DT Luther Bates	1	2	0.0	21	17
TE Blake Holliman	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rodney Tylke	1	0	0.0	22	25
T Buddy Brandon	1	0	---	---	---
DT Herb Brady	1	0	0.0	10	8
OLB Donald Morehead	0	1	0.0	7	8

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leon Tanner	9	1	0.0	24	51
S Luther Barnes	7	3	0.0	23	48
CB Norman Villanueva	6	1	0.0	13	34
S Benjamin Whitfield	4	3	0.0	24	48
CB Ken Tang	4	1	0.0	23	43
DT Patrick Shapiro	3	3	0.5	14	32
DE Dion Jordan	3	0	0.5	20	34
CB Morlon Hinman	3	1	0.0	22	48
DE Jadeveon Clowney	2	0	1.5	20	45
DT Roosevelt Fredrickson	2	0	0.5	3	4
OLB Eddie Begley	2	1	0.0	17	42
DT Star Latulelei	2	0	0.0	21	47
ILB Gregory Schalman	2	0	0.0	7	9
DE Lamont Harlan	1	1	0.5	4	17
DT Jorge Murphy	1	1	0.5	9	14
OLB Gene Emmons	1	0	0.0	9	12
WR Melvin Ferentz	1	0	---	---	---
TE Roderick Dahnke	1	0	---	---	---
DE Chester Bassett	1	0	0.0	4	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Abel Kurtz	1.0	0	2	4	31
OLB Darnell Dietz	1.0	0	0	0	30
DE Rodney Tylke	0.0	2	1	0	25
DT Luther Bates	0.0	1	0	0	17

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jadeveon Clowney	1.5	1	2	45
DE Dion Jordan	0.5	1	0	34
DT Jorge Murphy	0.5	1	0	14
DE Lamont Harlan	0.5	0	0	17
DT Roosevelt Fredrickson	0.5	0	0	4
DT Patrick Shapiro	0.5	0	0	32
DT Star Latulelei	0.0	3	0	47
DE Chester Bassett	0.0	1	1	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Darnell Dietz	5	2	30
CB Percy Van DeWege	4	0	33
CB Rod Torres	3	0	31
S Sam Bishop	2	0	25
CB Jaiden Matthews	2	0	26
DE Abel Kurtz	1	0	31
ILB Jerome Henry	1	0	26
S Brian Van Hoose	1	0	9
S Leonardo Ramirez	1	0	9

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Luther Barnes	6	2	0	48
CB Norman Villanueva	6	1	0	34
CB Ken Tang	4	0	0	43
ILB Leon Tanner	3	2	0	51
S Benjamin Whitfield	3	1	0	48
CB Morlon Hinman	1	1	1	48
OLB Gene Emmons	1	0	0	12
OLB Eddie Begley	1	0	0	42
DT Patrick Shapiro	1	0	0	32
OLB Bradley Whitney	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Beasley	3	4	24	2	51
Xavier Su'a-Filo	2	7	24	0	51
Buddy Brandon	1	4	24	1	51
Shawn Houston	1	2	24	0	51
Broderick Kelley	0	4	24	1	51

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Willie Hodges	4	7	0	26	0	33
Aiden Hampton	3	6	1	26	1	33
Weston Richburg	2	5	0	26	0	33
Cole Freels	2	4	0	26	0	33
Doug Banks	1	2	0	26	1	33
Anthony Bullock	0	1	0	21	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Blake Holliman	1	16
Dusty Harvey	1	11
B.J. Lincoln	1	8
Earl Gietzen	1	8

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Donny Barnette	1	14
Montee Ball	1	4

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dixon Edwards	22	49	---	---	12	83
Shawn Houston	24	51	---	---	8	83
Broderick Kelley	24	51	---	---	8	83
Jerald Newman	24	51	---	---	---	75
Doug Beasley	24	51	---	---	---	75
Xavier Su'a-Filo	24	51	---	---	---	75
Buddy Brandon	24	51	---	---	---	75
C.J. Grant	18	35	---	---	18	71
Rod Torres	---	---	24	31	14	69
Dusty Harvey	14	38	---	---	11	63
Percy Van DeWege	---	---	26	33	3	62
Alexis Carmazzi	---	---	26	32	3	61
Mercury Stokes	18	41	---	---	---	59
Abel Kurtz	---	---	25	31	3	59
Darnell Dietz	---	---	23	30	3	56
Blake Holliman	19	20	---	---	16	55
Sam Bishop	---	---	16	25	14	55
Jerome Henry	---	---	18	26	11	55
Rodney Tylke	---	---	22	25	3	50
Jaiden Matthews	---	---	14	26	2	42
Luther Bates	---	---	21	17	3	41
Michael Hoy	---	---	14	17	2	33
B.J. Lincoln	6	17	---	---	8	31
Sammie Gwinn	10	14	---	---	5	29
Leonardo Ramirez	---	---	6	9	13	28
Donald Morehead	---	---	7	8	9	24
Gene Banks	5	18	---	---	---	23
Lee Kirkaldie	---	---	5	16	1	22
Cary Hicks	6	13	---	---	2	21
Herb Brady	---	---	10	8	3	21
Brian Van Hoose	---	---	10	9	1	20
Donte Dennis	---	---	10	8	1	19
Cedric Allison	1	6	---	---	7	14
Francisco Reeves	---	---	4	8	2	14
Johnny Lester	---	---	1	2	6	9
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ernie Kaplan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Charles Pruett	0	0	---	---	8	8
Earl Gietzen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marlon Maki	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sam Massare	---	---	1	2	4	7
Joseph de Marco	1	4	---	---	2	7
Trent Steiner	---	---	3	0	1	4
Emmett Cable	---	---	0	0	3	3
Norman Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Hayden Covington	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Morlon Hinman	---	---	22	48	11	81
Leon Tanner	---	---	24	51	4	79
Benjamin Whitfield	---	---	24	48	4	76
Luther Barnes	---	---	23	48	5	76
Star Latulelei	---	---	21	47	4	72
Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	20	45	5	70
Ken Tang	---	---	23	43	3	69
Aiden Hampton	26	33	---	---	6	65
Eddie Begley	---	---	17	42	3	62
Anthony Bullock	21	26	---	---	13	60
Cole Freels	26	33	---	---	---	59
Dion Jordan	---	---	20	34	5	59
Teddy Bridgewater	26	33	---	---	---	59
Weston Richburg	26	33	---	---	---	59
Willie Hodges	26	33	---	---	---	59
Doug Banks	26	33	---	---	---	59
Nick McElroy	20	23	---	---	12	55
Jalen Hammond	17	27	---	---	8	52
Norman Villanueva	---	---	13	34	4	51
Patrick Shapiro	---	---	14	32	4	50
Donny Barnette	14	19	---	---	14	47
Melvin Ferentz	19	24	---	---	---	43
Ronald Shapiro	12	13	---	---	11	36
Roderick Dahnke	8	13	---	---	14	35
Gene Emmons	---	---	9	12	9	30
Montee Ball	12	14	---	---	4	30
Mel Stazer	---	---	3	9	17	29
Jorge Murphy	---	---	9	14	4	27
Gregory Schalman	---	---	7	9	10	26
Leslie Ballard	7	6	---	---	12	25
Lamont Harlan	---	---	4	17	---	21
Emmett Meyer	---	---	1	8	11	20
Chester Bassett	---	---	4	6	2	12
Bradley Whitney	---	---	2	7	2	11
Roosevelt Fredrickson	---	---	3	4	---	7
Graham Patton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marvin Harrelson	0	0	---	---	6	6
J.T. O'Neal	0	0	---	---	6	6
Duane Volmert	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mel Batcheck	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jose Summers	---	---	1	3	1	5
Bernie Stuart	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tre Joyner	0	0	---	---	3	3
Aidan Davison	---	---	0	0	3	3
Edgar Price	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.R. Mendheim	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	27	3.4
Middle	8	60	7.5
Right	8	13	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	58	7.3
Middle	14	116	8.3
Right	4	11	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jerald Newman	47	27	5	2	2	7	7	3	1

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	31	20	5	1	2	0	3	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	31	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	56	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	115	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	11	4	129	11.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	26	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	38	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	55	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	94	13.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Edwards	17	7	2	125	2	49
WR Mercury Stokes	12	9	0	114	2	41
WR Dusty Harvey	7	4	0	57	1	38
WR Gene Banks	4	2	0	5	0	18
RB C.J. Grant	3	3	0	8	0	35
RB Cary Hicks	1	1	0	7	0	13
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	0	0	0	0	17
TE Sammie Gwinn	1	1	0	15	0	14

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Melvin Ferentz	14	7	2	41	0	24
WR Jalen Hammond	5	3	0	62	2	27
TE Nick McElroy	3	3	0	46	1	23
WR Ronald Shapiro	3	3	0	30	1	13
FB Anthony Bullock	3	3	0	29	1	26
RB Donny Barnette	2	1	0	5	0	19
WR Leslie Ballard	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cary Hicks	1	-4	-4.00	3.20

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Donny Barnette	5	14	2.80	4.36
Montee Ball	1	-4	-4.00	10.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jerald Newman	6	3	23	3.83	7.04

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	4	3	10	2.50	6.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mercury Stokes	2	2	16	8.00	9.50
WR Dixon Edwards	1	0	0	0.00	7.35
RB Cary Hicks	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
WR Dusty Harvey	1	0	0	0.00	8.14

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Melvin Ferentz	4	3	10	2.50	2.93

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Grant	2	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Montee Ball	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jerald Newman	15	10	8

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	7	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mercury Stokes	7	6	4
WR Dixon Edwards	4	3	3
WR Gene Banks	1	0	0
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	0	0
RB C.J. Grant	1	1	1
WR Dusty Harvey	1	0	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Melvin Ferentz	4	2	1
WR Ronald Shapiro	1	1	0
FB Anthony Bullock	1	1	0
WR Jalen Hammond	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,500 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,200 (19,000)
End Zone 10,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine 6,000 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (12,100)
Club Seats 9,000 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,500 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,200 (19,000)
End Zone	10,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine	6,000 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (12,100)
Club Seats	9,000 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,500)